Tax Payers Alliance

The Tax Payers' Alliance campaigns for lower taxes in the UK. It commenced operations in January 2004. It is affiliated with the World Taxpayers Association.

Its initial funding came from the three directors and "generous people we know".

It held a joint seminar with the Institute of Economic Affairs in February 2004, chaired by John Blundell. The guest speaker was Daniel J. Mitchell of the Heritage Foundation, and the panellists were Andrew Allum, Allister Heath, Graeme Leach and Mark Warner.

It is located in the same serviced office building as the Globalization Institute.

Personnel

 * Andrew Allum, Chairman
 * Matthew Elliot, Chief Executive
 * Florence Heath, International Director

Advisory Council

 * John Blundell
 * Graeme Leach
 * Keith Marsden
 * David B. Smith
 * Professor Norman Barry, University of Buckingham
 * Keith Boyfield, Keith Boyfield Associates
 * Dr Eamonn Butler, Adam Smith Institute
 * Dr Stephen Davies, Manchester Metropolitan University
 * Professor Kevin Dowd, University of Nottingham
 * Dr Ruth Lea, Centre for Policy Studies
 * Professor Patrick Minford, Cardiff Business School
 * Professor Kenneth Minogue, London School of Economics
 * Michael Mosbacher, Social Affairs Unit
 * Dr Madsen Pirie, Adam Smith Institute
 * Professor Dennis O'Keeffe, University of Buckingham
 * Gabriel Stein, Lombard Street Research
 * Professor James Tooley, University of Newcastle